a confession.

I get really nervous when I have to interact with real-life Brits in a “high-pressure” situation, but now I just remind myself that Barack Obama is president and that means that I can do anything.  I’m not even kidding: I’m super-nervous about the discussion section I’m about to go to, but I just keep reminding myself that if a black liberal can get elected to the highest office in the United States, that means that I handle talking about Ford Maddox Ford with judgemental post-adolescents for a couple of hours.  I hope you understand what I mean.